Marlborough

Marlborough post office, 80 km north north west of Rockhampton, opened on 1 January 1861

• Datestamp type 1a (11 January 1862 - 19 August 1874) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1a (i) - year in two digits (17 March 1863 - 13 December 1867) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 3a (3 July 1875 - 10 June 1913) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5a (7 December 1907) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 5b (10 April 1911) rated 5R
• Deficient postage 4d (1884 - 1888) rated 5R

Marlborough was not assigned a numeral canceller, instead using a 'Q.L' obliterator in thick letters within an oval of 35 broken rays. Several examples are shown below and have been seen dated from 25 April 1862 to 4 April 1896. Rated 3R

Marlborough registered HERE

Datestamp type 1a

1862

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 25 April 1862. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 25 April 1862. Rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

Marlborough datestamp type 1adated 24 September 1862. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1863

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 17 March 1863. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 154 lot no 537

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 4 May 1863. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1866

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 30 March 1866. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1869

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 9 December 1869. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1873

Marlborough datestamp type 1a dated 8 February 1873. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

1874

Marlborough datestamp type 1adated 19 August 1874. Rated 3R

Datestamp type 1a (i)

1864

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 19 July 1864. Rated 3R

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 23 September 1864. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1865

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 16 July 1865. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 31 July 1865. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1866

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 4 April 1866. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1867

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 27 August 1867. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 27 August 1867. Rated 3R

Marlborough datestamp type 1a (i) dated 13 December 1867. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3a

1875

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 3 July 1875. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 24 July 1875. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1876

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 23 February 1876. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1878

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 28 May 1878. Rated common. Seen in Prestige Philarely auction no 122 lot no 646

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 30 May 1878. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1879

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 26 March 1879. Rated common

1880

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 25 May 1880. Rated common. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 509

1881

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 20 August 1881. Rated common. Seen in Status auctions

1882

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 26 July 1882. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1884

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated  April 1884. Rated common

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 27 September 1884. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 11 October 1884. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 20 December 1884. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1885

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 3 January 1885. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 6 June 1885. Rated common. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 509

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 26 September 1885. Rated common

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 14 November 1885. Rated common

1886

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 1 September 1886. Rated common

1888

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 8 February 1888. Rated common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 197 lot no 485

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 25 August 1888. Rated common. Seen in Status auctions

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 1 December 1888. Rated common. Seen in Cavendish auctions

1891

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 10 June 1891. Rated common

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 7 November 1891. Rated common

1892

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 9 April 1892. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1894

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 15 September 1894. Rated common

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 15 December 1894. Rated common. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 509

1895

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 18 May 1895. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

1896

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 4 April 1896. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1897

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 9 October 1897. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 4 December 1897. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1898

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 11 June 1898. Rated common

1901

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 30 November 1901. Rated common

1903

Marlborough datestamp type 3a dated 3 December 1903. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Marlborough datestamps type 3a dated 3 December 1898, 29 October 1898 and 17 September. Rated common

Datestamp type 5a

1907

Marlborough datestamp type 5a dated 5 December 1907. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 173

Deficient Postage

1884

Marlborough deficient postage dated 27 September 1884. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

1888

Marlborough deficient postage dated 1 December 1888. Rated 5R. Seen in Cavendish Auctions